Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly NAACP Elects New President After Ouster

Members of the Philadelphia NAACP have elected a new president following the ouster of the chapter's longtime leader.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Minister Rodney Muhammad of the Nation of Islam No. 12 Mosque was elected Saturday.

Muhammad succeeds J. Whyatt "Jerry" Mondesire, who was ousted by the national NAACP in April along with three board members with whom he'd been feuding. The board members had questioned Mondesire's financial management of the Philadelphia chapter.

Muhammad says the group will "work toward healing."

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